10 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 5th grade
JLPT exam level N2

till, plow, cultivate

Kun'yomi
  • to till
On'yomi
  • コウ
Nanori
  • こお

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

コウ 91.1%
たがや 8.9%

Character Breakdown

till, plow, cultivate
コウ たがや.す こお (5th, N2)
come, plough, three-branch tree radical (no. 127)
ライ ルイ き (Kentei 1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
un-, not yet, hitherto
ミ いま.だ ビ (4th, N3)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
tree, wood
き モク こ- (1st, N5)
well, well crib, town
い ショウ セイ (7th, N1)
two, two radical (no. 7)
ニ ふた ふだ (1st, N5)
twenty, twenty or letter H radical (no. 55)
キョウ ク にじゅう (Kentei 1)

Common Words

working in the field in fine weather and reading at home in rainy weather
arable land
cultivated field (for rice, etc.)
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References

Unicode hex code 8015
JIS X 0208 1-25-44
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 3695
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 4710
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1308
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Morohashi Daikanwajiten 28907P
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Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 1259
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Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1782
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1580
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1826
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 0a10.13
Four corner code 5590.0
De Roo Code 1455